Pavlik vs. Espino? Haye Isn’t “Punchy”
I wasn’t the only one caught a bit off guard by the news that Kelly Pavlik will be defending his title against Miguel Espino on December 19th in Youngstown. Ohio. Tim Donaldson checked in with this brief but on point email:
I thought the press release said Pavlik had an infection and could not train to fight Williams. So how can he be well enough to fight Espino? Am I missing something here?
Hey. I am just the messenger here Tim, I too scratched my head in regard to the fight but Pavlik’s manager Cameron Dunkin confirmed the news for me, so what can I say. I guess the Staph infection has taken a turn for the better but I am not sure boxing fans will feel the same about Pavlik’s choice of opponents.
Bailing Haye
According to punch stats flashed on the screen after 6 rounds of boxing new Champion David Haye threw 83 punches while landing only 33 which comes to an average of 5.5 punches landed a round. Meanwhile Valuev threw 156 punches and landed 24 for an average of 4 punches landed per round. Taking into consideration that the second half of the fight was similar we can go ahead and say these numbers are abysmal at best.
Vitali Klitschko averaged over 100 punches per round in his defense against Chris Arreola so it’s easy to see why I was so hard on Haye in my previous blog.
Broken hand or not these punch output numbers by Haye confirm to me that this fight was a joke and Haye should not be mentioned in the same breath as the other Heavyweight Champions, Klitschko & Klitschko.
kelly pavlik is a joke, he knew the punisher was going to tap that azz
Without even stepping into the ring, Paul “The Punisher” Williams already had Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik frustrated. Paul is clearly a threat to everyone from 147 to 160. From Mayweather and Cotto to now Pavlik, taking on lesser or smaller competition to maintain themselves on top.
God Bless
He’s a total joke. He did not want to face Williams. This guy has faced no one and Pavlik could beat him with one hand. Miraculous recovery for a fight only two weeks after his Dec. 5 date with Paul. Give me a break. The guy is gutless.
I think the fact that we all thought Kelly was going to be a dominant force at 160 pounds makes this news all the more hard to swallow. When he crushed Miranda and Taylor it appeared the world was his oyster. But alas, something has went dreadfully wrong along the way, namely the Hopkins beat down, and until Pavlik steps up and takes on the likes of a Paul Williams, there is no amount of spin that can get him out of the downward spiral he is on right now.
We can only speculate on the Pavlik situation but we have cold hard facts in the Haye matter. Five punches a round? Brutally insidious. Go away Haye.